2. PHONOLOGY
maClaI machli: fish
kuC kuch some
/j/ (voiced unaspirated palatal affricate):
jaana ja:n life
gaajar ga:jar carrot
taja ta:j crown
/jh/ (voiced aspirated palatal affricate):
JaMDa jhãda: flag
sauJaava sujha:v suggestion
saaÐJa sã:jh evening
Fricatives
There are alveolar and glottal fricatives. They occur at all positions.
/f/ (voiceless labio-dental fricative)
f,ja,- farz duty
naf,rt nafrat dislike
isaf,- sirf only
/s/ (voiceless alveolar fricative):
saat sa:t seven
sasta sasta: cheap
dsa das ten
/z/ (voiced alveolar fricative):
ja,baana zaba:n language
baaja,ar ba:za:r market
gaja, gaz yard
/š/ (voiceless alveolar fricative):
Sak šak suspicion
AaSaa a:ša: hope
naaSa na:š destruction
/x/ (voiceless velar fricative):
K,bar xabar news
AK,baar axba:r newspaper
SaaK, ša:x branch
/h/ (voiceless glottal fricative):
haqaI ha:thi: elephant
bahar baha:r spring
rah ra:h way